#hisresolve

lan wangji wouldn’t doubt that wei wuxian would not return as a 𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒑𝒔𝒆--but in the off-chance he did, wangji wanted to know FIRST.

he travels in the forest near gusu, trying to find a river that is more remote, somewhere NOT QUITE IN GUSU. he finds a gentle creek, talkative. sitting out on a rock, he pulls out wangji  ( a guqin named superbly by his own qualities ). he plucks one string before his ears hear a noise, his fingers poised on the strings ready to cut through the intruder.

  ❛   𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐅...  ❜    

—— from @hisresolve​ !

> EXAMINE…  oh !  it’s naruhodou ryuunosuke’s armband !  it’s proof of his accomplishments as a defense attorney !  you wonder how much studying went into earning this… and how it ended up in your hands, for that matter.

> EXAMINE FURTHER…  you let the fabric run through your hands, and your fingers catch onto the pin at the end.  you could probably put it on, if you really wanted to !  no one else would find out, and it might make you feel really cool for a second !  in fact…

> PUT IT ON…  but maybe you shouldn’t.  it’s not yours, and you certainly wouldn’t be able to survive on the battlefield of wits and laws, if even in jest.  but you can’t tear your eyes from that binding, though, with a slightly loose knot that arguably out of place in between the well - worn fabric where the pin had made its home.  it almost seems as though someone with a smaller arm had tried putting it on and adjusting it, once upon a time ?

> TURN OVER…  your curiosity is rarely a sated beast, turning the band to its other side to take a closer look.  you feel your heart sink as you do, silver hues glowering as they read the fine print on the other side.  ‘ asougi kazuma, ’ it reads.  any student at teito yuumei would recognize that name, and you were never any different.  you were one of the lucky few to have your name known to him, which also made you one of the unluckiest when you received that dreaded news.

> ADMIRE THE DETAILS…  luckily, you see it as more of a gift, now.  naruhodou ryuunosuke was far beyond worthy of inheriting and shouldering that task, and this badge was a testament to his efforts.  your fingers feather over the intricacies of the armband, the chrysanthemum and scales of justice a delicate sensation to the pads of your digits.  perhaps it never started as his, but you knew just as well as anyone else that this truly belonged to him.

Examine: Ryuunosuke Naruhodou

This is Ryuunosuke Naruhodou, Mr. Wright’s ancestor. You walked in on him and Mr. Wright talking. It looks like Ms. Fey is channeling him.

> Observe_

Mr. Naruhodou looks kind of funny wearing Ms. Fey’s kimono. He’s animatedly talking with Mr. Wright about… something. You’re too busy trying not to laugh at the whole kimono thing to listen in.

> Greet_

You introduce yourself during a pause in their conversation, and shake the spirit’s hand. He introduces himself as well. You don’t mention how you’ve heard of him from Mr. Wright before.

> Question_

𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐃 ❣ 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐗𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍

in the springtime, wwx likes to collect flowers from the mountain and bring them home and he’ll grab lwj and braid his hair and put flowers in his hair